WorldLeading Research WorldChanging Impact Dr Louise Wedlock Deputy

World-Leading Research World-Changing Impact Dr Louise Wedlock Deputy Director, Higher Degree Research Office

Macquarie University A CAMPUS LIKE NO OTHER CELEBRATED OUR 50 th ANNIVERSARY IN 2014 A 126 -hectare park-like campus with world-class facilities and infrastructure, 20 minutes by City Rail from Sydney’s CBD. Assets > $2. 4 billion, annual revenue of $950 million Own our own land, a private hospital and a train station ~40, 000 students (~2000 research students), 3, 100 staff, 1, 400 academic Top modern Australian university, top 10 national ranking, top 250 global ranking OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 2

Macquarie University RESEARCH INTENSIVE INSTITUTION At the forefront of the invention of knowledge Active research critical to delivering teaching at the boundaries of knowledge Large Faculties – encouraging a cross-disciplinary research culture SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MACQUARIE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES HUMAN SCIENCES ARTS BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 3

Emphasis on Excellence EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA (ERA) 2015 100% of research at Macquarie is rated at world standard and above (2 -digit Fo. RC level) Proportion of its Fields of Research (Fo. Rs) rated at 3 (performance at world standard) and above from 85. 7% in 2012 to 96% in 2015 at the 4 -digit Fo. R Code level. Ratings of 5 (well above world standard) have been maintained over ERA 2010, 2012 and 2015 areas of Physical Sciences and Environmental Sciences Ratings of 5 in 2015: Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Oncology and Carcinogenesis Neurosciences Ratings of 4 in 2015: Mathematical Sciences and Medical & Health Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 4

Macquarie University OUR APPROACH TO RESEARCH Macquarie is committed to research that delivers meaningful outcomes to society: in 2007 audit - > 50% of MQ staff actively engaged in communicating research to end-users (industry, government policy makers, NGOs etc) IDEAS RESOURCES OUTPUTS END USERS Discovery Infrastructure Support Publications Linkages Impact OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 5

Research Strategy 1. HEALTHY PEOPLE: PIONEERING HEALTH, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE AND LIFELONG LEARNING FOR WELLNESS IN OUR AGEING WORLD 4. SECURE PLANET: SUSTAINING OUR INTERDEPENDENT WORLD AND EXPLORING OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 2. RESILIENT SOCIETIES: UNDERSTANDING CULTURES IN OUR CHANGING WORLD AND BUILDING ETHICAL, JUST AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES 5. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: ADVANCING OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD WITH FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, DESIGNS AND CREATIVE PRACTICE 3. PROSPEROUS ECONOMIES: STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY TO PROMOTE PROSPERITY IN OUR DIVERSE WORLD 6

Research Strategy Future-shaping research priorities: The challenges faced by the world today are complex and interrelated; they require the application of new knowledge. These five priorities are underpinned by our areas of current and emerging research strength, expressed as a suite of research themes. They provide a focal point for cross-disciplinary research that is aligned with the national research agenda and global challenges of significance, and further bolster the University’s mission to undertake world-leading research with world-changing impact. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 7

Key Objectives and Goals The four key objectives are designed to connect faculties, the University’s portfolios, our researchers and our research support staff with Macquarie’s research-intensive aspirations, ensuring we bring World-Leading-Research; World-Changing Impact to life throughout the University. 1. ACCELERATE WORLD -LEADING RESEARCH PERFORMANCE 2. PREPARE WORLDREADY HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH CANDIDATES OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 3. ENGAGE AS A WORLD -RECOGNISED RESEARCH COLLABORATOR OF CHOICE 4. DELIVER RESEARCH WITH WORLDCHANGING IMPACT 8

Impact ACHIEVEMENTS 44 researchers who have authored at least one research paper that is currently in the top 1 per cent of cited papers in the world (ESI, July, 2014) Four researchers who have recently been recognised as among the world’s 'most influential scientific minds' (Thomson Reuters 2014). Macquarie has been highly innovative in research training: as the first university in Australia to establish a two-year research degree as the standard pathway to a Ph. D, Macquarie is championing quality improvement in research training that is the envy of the Australian higher education sector. Macquarie is also the national leader in cotutelle and joint Ph. D study, adding an important international dimension to our HDR experience. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 9

Impact MQ WIFI STORY 1990 s Dr David Skillern (Professor of Electronics and Head of Department) team with CSIRO: ‘What we did at Macquarie is show that it really was viable to make systems using the signalling format that could be small and economic, that would be commercially viable’ Today: > 5 Billion devices use wireless technology – impacted on the lives of millions across the globe, transforming communication, business, entertainment and education OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 10

Impact SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS Trail-blazing technology for Sydney Olympic Torch: Professor Jim Piper (Director for Centre for Laser Applications and previous Deputy Vice Chancellor Research) 15, 000 torches were required for the relay – manufacturing required sophisticated technology – ensuring that the gas in the torch burnt at the right rate required new laser technology invented at Macquarie OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 11

Impact MACQUARIE DICTIONARY Leading authority on Australian English - one of two dictionaries in the world to bear the name of the university in which is was founded. Origins go back more than 40 years - Professor Arthur Delbridge (Macquarie's founding professor of Linguistics) with a team at MQ, ANU and Wiley publishers to create a comprehensive dictionary of Australian English. 1981 – Macquarie Dictionary becomes a bestseller and contributed to Australian identity and culture. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 12

Impact MACQUARIE DICTIONARY Leading authority on Australian English - one of two dictionaries in the world to bear the name of the university in which is was founded. Origins go back more than 40 years - Professor Arthur Delbridge (Macqaurie’s founding professor of Linguistics) with a team at MQ, ANU and Wiley publishers to create a comprehensive dictionary of Australian English. 1981 – Macquarie Dictionary becomes a bestseller and contributed to Australian identity and culture. ‘bowerbird’ – a curious bird with a habit of collecting things, an antique collector, someone who collects things OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 13

Current Research: Yeast 2. 0 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY – BUILDING GENOMES Global partnership focused on utilising synthetic biology tools to build the world’s first synthetic eukaryotic genome. Key international leaders: New York University (USA) John Hopkins University (USA) Joint Genome Institute (USA), BGI (China) Tianjin University (China) Tsinghua University (China) Imperial College London (UK) University of Edinburgh (UK) OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 14

Current Research: Yeast 2. 0 SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY – BUILDING GENOMES Global partnership focused on utilising synthetic biology tools to build the world’s first synthetic eukaryotic genome. * Fundamental properties of chromosomes, genome organization, gene content, function of RNA splicing, Key international leaders: the extent to which small RNAs play a role in yeast New York University (USA) biology, the distinction between prokaryotes and John Hopkins University (USA) eukaryotes, and questions relating to genome structure Joint Genome Institute (USA), BGI (China) and evolution. Tianjin University (China) * The availability of a fully synthetic genome will allow Tsinghua University (China) direct testing of evolutionary questions not otherwise Imperial College London (UK) approachable. University of Edinburgh (UK) OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 15

Current Research: 5 G FUTURE WIRELESS NETWORKS Our research staff: internationally recognized and leading in future wireless communication systems. There is a strong focus on next generation (5 G) wide-area wireless networks, as well as on small scale medical body-area communications. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 16

Current Research: 5 G FUTURE WIRELESS NETWORKS Our research staff: internationally recognized and leading in future wireless communication systems. There is a strong focus on next generation (5 G) wide-area wireless networks, as well as on small scale medical body-area communications. Hot topics Next-generation mobile cellular network architectures Heterogeneous Networks Body Area Networks mm-wave Network Architectures Cognitive Communication systems Ad-Hoc Networks Device-to-Device communications Spectrum Sharing Information Theory Software Defined Networking Signal processing OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 17

Macquarie Model MASTER OF RESEARCH PROGRAM Championing quality improvement in Australia’s research training sector with the two-year hybrid Master degree, introduced in 2013: YEAR 1 COURSEWORK BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (DOMESTIC) MASTER OF RESEARCH (INTERNATIONAL) YEAR 2 RESEARCH PROJECT AND 20, 000 WORD THESIS ‘Most innovative pathway to the Ph. D’ – Australian Council of Learned Academies http: //www. mq. edu. au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/research-training/program-information Master of Research Exchange opportunities http: //www. mq. edu. au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/research-training/master-of-researchexchange OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 18

HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH Programs: Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy Scholarships (more than $30 M) - IPRS, i. MQRES, co-funded scholarships (Cotutelle/Joint Ph. D or CSC-MQ), i. RTP Additional scholarships for externally funding research projects Ongoing funding opportunities http: //www. mq. edu. au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/scholarships http: //www. mq. edu. au/research/phd-and-research-degrees/how-to-apply OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 19

Cotutelle & Joint Ph. D Programs FOLLOW THE LEADER National leader in cotutelle and joint Ph. D study, adding an important international dimension to our HDR experience for candidates, supervisors, Faculties and international partners. JOINT ENROLMENT AT TWO UNIVERSITIES PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES – LED BY EUROPE AND CHINA OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH OVER 100 COTUTELLE/JOINT PHD CANDIDATES CURRENTLY ENROLLED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HAVE THE MOST CANDIDATES OVER 270 COTUTELLE/JOINT PHD CANDIDATES SINCE THE PROGRAMS INCEPTION JOINT SUPERVISION PROGRAMS ARE PART OF OUR STRATEGIC RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FROM 2015 - 2024 20

Cotutelle partners 110 UNIVERSITIES IN 30 COUNTRIES 270 candidates at 110 universities in 30 countries since 1999 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 21

CONTACT US OFFICE OF DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH OFFICE Dr Ren Yi Director Higher Degree Research and International Research Training Partnerships ren. yi@mq. edu. au +61 2 9850 6198 Dr Louise Wedlock Deputy Director Higher Degree Research Office Level 3 C 5 C East +61 2 9850 7987 Commencements and Enrolments mres@mq. edu. au hdr. admissions@mq. edu. au Scholarships mres. schol@mq. edu. au hdrschol@mq. edu. au Cotutelle and Joint Ph. Ds hdrcotutelle@mq. edu. au louise. wedlock@mq. edu. au +61 2 9850 1891 OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH 22